jpdb beta

tone (of voice); manner of talking

4

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

4

busy period; busy season

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

1

a day or two

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

8

curt; blunt; brusque

1

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

1

one hour

1

after

5

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3

to speak; to say; to vocalize

2

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

8

short time

1

dream

5

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

3

dust; one ten-billionth

2

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

3

malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

1

mother-in-law

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

3

difficult problem; challenge

2

to shake one's head

1

pace

1

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)

2

incident; affair; happening; event

1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

4

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

personal history; career

1

to lead someone around by the nose

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

1

second

2

to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

1

the ... in question

1

eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam

1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

1

white porcelain

3

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

1

sealed letter

2

receiving; receipt

1

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

2